2025 OCR AS LEVEL LAW H018/01 The Legal System and Criminal Law Question Paper & Mark Scheme
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SECTION A
The legal system
1 Describe the role of a barrister. [8]
2 Describe the routes of an appeal available to the defence from the Crown Court. [8]
3 Explain how it is decided whether a civil case will be funded by the government. [8]
4 Discuss the disadvantages of using juries in criminal trials. [8]
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SECTION B
Criminal law
Read the scenario.
Sam drives a coach and is taking a party of schoolchildren on a trip. During the journey she notices
one of the students, Jack is standing up. She tells him several times to sit down but he ignores her.
Sam shouts at him, “If you don’t sit down, I’ll come and slap you!” Jack sits down but doesn’t put his
seatbelt on. Sam sets off driving again. Suddenly, Jack stands up Sam decides to give him a shock by
slamming on the brakes. Jack is thrown forward dislocating his shoulder.
Charlie is in a supermarket car park packing her shopping into her car. She is approached by a
security guard, Dev who says that she hasn’t paid for a bottle of whiskey. She pushes him out of
the way, and he falls fracturing his wrist. Charlie gets in the car and sees Dev lying on the floor. She
reverses her car over him breaking his leg.
5 Explain the different sources of criminal law. [8]
6 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Sam. [8]
7 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Charlie. [8]
8* Discuss the problems with s47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the extent to which
reform of the law would make it fair. [8]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
(Merged) May 2025 [VERIFIED]
© OCR 2025 OCR is an exempt
[603/0707/9] DC Charity Turn over
(ST) 354992/3
, 2
SECTION A
The legal system
1 Describe the role of a barrister. [8]
2 Describe the routes of an appeal available to the defence from the Crown Court. [8]
3 Explain how it is decided whether a civil case will be funded by the government. [8]
4 Discuss the disadvantages of using juries in criminal trials. [8]
, 3
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SECTION B
Criminal law
Read the scenario.
Sam drives a coach and is taking a party of schoolchildren on a trip. During the journey she notices
one of the students, Jack is standing up. She tells him several times to sit down but he ignores her.
Sam shouts at him, “If you don’t sit down, I’ll come and slap you!” Jack sits down but doesn’t put his
seatbelt on. Sam sets off driving again. Suddenly, Jack stands up Sam decides to give him a shock by
slamming on the brakes. Jack is thrown forward dislocating his shoulder.
Charlie is in a supermarket car park packing her shopping into her car. She is approached by a
security guard, Dev who says that she hasn’t paid for a bottle of whiskey. She pushes him out of
the way, and he falls fracturing his wrist. Charlie gets in the car and sees Dev lying on the floor. She
reverses her car over him breaking his leg.
5 Explain the different sources of criminal law. [8]
6 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Sam. [8]
7 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Charlie. [8]
8* Discuss the problems with s47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the extent to which
reform of the law would make it fair. [8]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
